Sep 18 Auto worker strike enters fourth day with no resolution in sight By Associated Press The auto workers' strike against Detroit's Big Three is entering its fourth day with no signs that a breakthrough is near. Continue reading
Sep 16 Will the auto workers strike drive up car prices? Analysts say not right away, unless consumers panic By David Koenig, Associated Press Many analysts think it will take several weeks before dealer lots start to look a bit empty. Ford, General Motors and Stellantis built up inventories of vehicles ahead of Thursday night’s strike, and the UAW decided to limit the walkout… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Lee makes landfall in Canada after lashing Northeast In our news wrap Saturday, Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee grazed New England and made landfall in Nova Scotia, negotiations resumed between the UAW and big three automakers a day after thousands of auto workers went on strike, Libya is investigating the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Return of some shows to daytime television signals new phase in Hollywood strikes By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Drew Barrymore — a daughter of a proud acting dynasty — is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers outside her studio, as daytime TV becomes the latest battlefield in the ongoing Hollywood labor strife. Continue reading
Sep 15 California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at ‘brazen’ store thefts By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The money will help create investigative units, increase police foot patrols, purchase new surveillance technology and equipment and fund special units in district attorney's offices dedicated to prosecuting these crimes. Continue reading
Sep 15 Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Amini's death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair. Continue reading
Sep 14 Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The federal government reviews and can block business activity of non-U.S. companies through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 14 Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on X. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Higher gasoline prices pushed inflation up in August In our news wrap Wednesday, inflation rose again in August fueled by higher gasoline prices, a federal judge ordered former President Trump's lawyers to use a secure facility to review evidence in his classified documents case, Sen. Mitt Romney will… Continue watching
Sep 13 French regulators say iPhone 12 emits too much radiation, Apple must take it off market By Kelvin Chan, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure. Continue reading